Alexander’s plane landed at the at the military area of Cologne/Bonn Airport in Germany at 19:45 CET today. There he was greeted by media and VIPs before making his way to the Germany Aerospace Centre’s :envihab facility next to ESA’s astronaut centre.

Though the journey was long, Alexander seemed in good spirits as he waved to friends and colleagues gathered at :envihab. He will now take his time to readapt to life back on Earth as he continues to provide vital ground-based data for researchers, supported by ESA’s space medicine experts.

Horizons was Alexander’s second mission to the International Space Station – his first was Blue Dot in 2014.